San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.9343, -84.1596
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 18 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, San José, Costa Rica
Look up the current time in San Rafael, San José, Costa Rica, which follows the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
San Rafael, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in San Rafael
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in San Rafael.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:30 AM Solar noon 11:22 AM Sunset 5:13 PM Daylight 11 h 43 min Night 12 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:08 AM – 5:35 PM
Weather in San Rafael right now
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San Rafael and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10203
- 10405
- 11102
- 11504
- 20108
- 20206
- 20803
- 21501
- 30304
- 30701
- 40501
- 60204
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in San José
- San Jose 335 007
- San Francisco 55 923
- San Isidro 34 877
- Curridabat 34 586
- San Vicente De Moravia 34 447
- San Vicente 34 447
Other places named San Rafael
- San Rafael Mendoza, Argentina
- San Rafael California, United States
- San Rafael Zulia, Venezuela
- San Rafael Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- San Rafael Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Nearby places
- Meseta — 17.3 km
- Rosalia — 17.3 km
- Mesa — 17.8 km
- Limonal — 17.9 km
- Rancho Grande — 18.0 km
- Jocotal — 18.1 km
Local time details for San Rafael
San Rafael greets the sun at 5:30 AM and loses it at 5:13 PM today. Daylight runs to 11 h 43 min.
Neighbouring Meseta and Rosalia keep the same hours as San Rafael.
Postal coverage of San Rafael comes to 12 codes.
Local time in San Rafael is governed by America/Costa_Rica at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for San Rafael?
- Select America/Costa_Rica for San Rafael; the offset is −6.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in San Rafael?
- No.
- When does evening light leave San Rafael?
- At 5:13 PM.